A paper describes how the moving parts of a particular plant protein control whether plants can grow and make energy-intensive products such as oil or instead put in place a series of steps to conserve precious resources. The study focuses specifically on how the molecular machinery is regulated by a molecule that rises and falls with the level of sugar plants main energy source.
Study reveals how a sugar-sensing protein acts as a machine to switch plant growth—and oil production—on and off
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Scientists discover mechanism of sugar signal
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Scientists Discover Mechanism of Sugar Signaling in Plants
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